“GHOST” STORIES

Having stood in this spot for 250 years, with six generations of the same family and countless free and unfree laborers living and working here, it’s not surprising that people have reported for over 100 years that the Porter-Phelps-Huntington House is haunted. Click the stories below to read some of the accounts of ghosts at the house. Visit us for a tour to hear more family lore!

JAmes lincoln huntington

Click here to read an excerpt from Dr. Huntington’s memoir, Forty Acres, about his ghostly encounters and stories he heard. Forty Acres is available for purchase at the museum.

Doris abramson

Click here to read an account by Doris Abramson, University of Massachusetts Professor Emerita and friend of the family, of her ghostly encounters while living in the home for the summer.

Pip strongren

Click here to read a complete account of the residents and ghosts of the house published in the Hampshire Gazette written by Pip Strongren.